On this MA, youÕll work with academics and museum professionals Ð these have previously included senior staff from the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, the V&A, the National Trust, the Science Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York Ð to explore the history, theory and politics of art institutions and to build a critical framework for the practice of curating.ÊÊ

You visit a number of museums in Sussex and in London, allowing you to learn first-hand about institutional histories, collections, permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.Ê

Careers

You gain knowledge about objects and collections, and develop a critical awareness of museum practices.

You develop communication and project management skills. These skills provide the practical and theoretical foundation for careers in:

• museums
• galleries
• heritage at curatorial level
• the cultural sector more broadly.